Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy, attends the Association of the United States Army's 2019 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., Oct. 14, 2019. (U.S. Army/Sgt. Dana Clarke)
Aviation Week: U.S. Army Flickr Page Inadvertently Reveals New Hypersonic Weapon Concept
A new hypersonic weapon concept has emerged inadvertently on a social media page managed by U.S. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy that describes a Mach 5-plus projectile with the ability to penetrate into defended airspace and dispense a multi-role loitering air system over a target area.
The concept—labeled as the Vintage Racer Loitering Weapon System—reveals a solution to an operational problem for the Army: When high-speed munitions, such as the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW), enter service with the ability to strike targets thousands of kilometers away, how will the Army find the most elusive targets, such as road-mobile launchers for intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) or radars for air defense batteries?
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Update #1: US Army appears to have let slip plans for new hypersonic weapon in a photo posted online (Business Insider)
Update #2: The Army accidentally revealed plans for a new hypersonic weapon on Flickr (Task & Purpose)
WNU Editor: Over the years I have posted many concepts on future weapon systems that were accidentally and inadvertently released, but never came to fruition. Will this one succeed? I guess we will find out in a few years.
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